Arrest Made in Assault on a Police Officer Offenses in the Second District

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Second District announce an arrest has been made in reference to two Assault on a Police Officer offenses that occurred in the Second District.

  • On Saturday, December 12, 2020, at approximately 11:00 pm, the suspect approached an officer in the 1500 block of K Street, Northwest. The suspect assaulted an on-duty MPD officer then fled the scene. The officer was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The suspect was apprehended by officers at the scene. CCN: 20-176-631

 

As a result of the detective’s investigation, the suspect was additionally charged with the below case:

  • On Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 7:35 pm, the suspect approached an officer in the 1400 block of H Street, Northwest. The suspect assaulted an on-duty MPD officer then fled the scene. The officer was treated for non-life threatening injuries. CCN: 20-091-045

On Saturday, December 12, 2020, 30 year-old Omar Knight, of Rockville, MD, was arrested and charged with two counts of Assault on a Police Officer.